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Greetings. I'm hoping for some advice. I have zero development experience except for a C class I took several years ago, which I don't remember much now. However, I should say I am fairly technical and have years of IT and QA experience in the software industry, and I'm wanting to make a transition into development.

Which book(s) would you recommend for a true beginner wanting to learn C#?

The books I have my eye on are

1) Beginning Visual C# by Karli Watson (Wrox)
2) Microsoft Visual C# .NET Step by Step by Jon Jagger & John Sharp (Microsoft Press)

Any other recommendations for someone wanting to learn C#?

Much Thanks!!